2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER Problems & Recalls

My complaint relates to Campaign Number 07V435000 We are the original and only owner of this vehicle. While driving the vehicle I started to notice a fuel smell, after several attempts to locate the source, one day I added fuel, I noticed a small puddle in my driveway the following morning. I remove...

This relates to Campaign Number 11V244000 We are the original and only owners of the vehicle I originally brought the vehicle in for the recall and they simply sprayed some undercoating in the wheel wells. Less than a month later both strut towers separated from the body of the vehicle while my wife...

This relates to Campaign Number 11V244000 We are the original and only owners of the vehicle I originally brought the vehicle in for the recall and they simply sprayed some undercoating in the wheel wells. Less than a month later both strut towers separated from the body of the vehicle while my wife...

This relates to Campaign Number 11V244000 We are the original and only owners of the vehicle I originally brought the vehicle in for the recall and they simply sprayed some undercoating in the wheel wells. Less than a month later both strut towers separated from the body of the vehicle while my wife...

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously serviced at a local dealer under NHTSA Campaign Number: 11V244000 (Steering, Suspension); however, the mechanic diagnosed that there was no rust in the strut housing assembly. The contact then stated that w...

Mileage: 147,477

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously serviced at a local dealer under NHTSA Campaign Number: 11V244000 (Steering, Suspension); however, the mechanic diagnosed that there was no rust in the strut housing assembly. The contact then stated that w...

Mileage: 147,477

The contact's son owned a 2002 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that she received notification of NHTSA recall campaigns and flyers and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list. The contact stated that the vehicle was sold. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. ...

I WROTE A LETTER AND FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT A PERFORATED RUST FRAME ON MY 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 118,000 MILES. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END BROUGHT TO WHERE I PURCHASED 18 YEARS AGO TO HAVE A RECALLED PERFORMED ON THE AIR BAG FOR SAFETY BUT MY RUSTED FRAME IS NOT RECALLED. THE SMITHTOWN...

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE PARKED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE...

Mileage: 118,000

I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC WE LOOKED AT THE FRAME UNDER THE CARS FRONT END IT IS CLUCKING THERE IS EXCESSIVE RUST, PERFORATED STEEL AND DISCONNECTED FROM OTHER PARTS VERY DANGEROUS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW FROM SMITHTOWN NISSIAN IN 2002 I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I CALLED SMITHTOWN NISSAN THEY SAID THE...

Mileage: 118,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 PATHFINDER TO WORK ON MONDAY OF THIS WEEK WHEN I STARTED TO FEEL A SLIGHT SHAKING IN MY STEERING WHEEL AND CHATTER IN MY BRAKE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY I COULD BARELY MAKE A RIGHT TURN AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY STIFF. I CHECK...

Mileage: 165,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN I REALIZED MY CAR WAS ACCELERATING QUICKLY WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW IT DOWN TO 65. AT THE SAME TIME I MOVED THE RUG BACK IN CASE IT WAS CAUGHT, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM AND I ALSO TAPPED THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF IT WAS ST...

Mileage: 223,000

NISSAN REPAIRED STRUT HOUSING UNDER RECALL. THEIR " BAND-AID " OF A REPAIR IS FAILING. CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THEY DID WHAT WAS REQUIRED. HOUSING REPAIR IS COMING APART AND BRAKE LINE PULLING AWAY. WAS TOLD BUY A NEW VEHICLE. WHY SHOULD I WHEN MINE RUNS PERFECTLY FINE. BUT NOW ITS UNSAF...

Mileage: 150,000

THE AREA WHERE THE CONTROL ARMS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME/BODY RUSTED OUT MAKING THE THE CAR UNSAFE TI BE ON THR ROAD. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT OTHER AREAS OF THE UNIBODY WERE ALSO RUSTING AWAY AND ADVISED JUNKING THE CAR.

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO RUST ON THE STRUTS OF THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE BRAKE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEP...

Mileage: 96,070

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO RUST ON THE STRUTS OF THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE BRAKE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEP...

Mileage: 96,070

FUEL FILLER NECK CORROSION RESULTS IN LEAK IN FUEL, EVAPORATIVE, AND EMISSIONS SYSTEMS. FUEL WILL LEAK AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, CREATING SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 1997-2001 PATHFINDERS, BUT SHOULD LIKELY BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE PATHFINDERS THROUGH 2004, WHICH USE SAME ...

Mileage: 260,000

MY CAR WONT STOP AND WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKES IT WILL PUSH THE GAS PEDAL OR GOT STOCK AND I ALL READY HAVE A TWO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THAT FIRST I HIT A STORE WALL AND DAMAGE BIG TIME AND THE SECOND TIME DID A CEMENT POST SO I NEED TO KNOW IF IS THIS CAR OR WHAT

Mileage: 10

MY CAR WONT STOP AND WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKES IT WILL PUSH THE GAS PEDAL OR GOT STOCK AND I ALL READY HAVE A TWO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THAT FIRST I HIT A STORE WALL AND DAMAGE BIG TIME AND THE SECOND TIME DID A CEMENT POST SO I NEED TO KNOW IF IS THIS CAR OR WHAT

Mileage: 10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR NEAR THE FUEL TANK, BUT DID NOT OBSERVE ANY FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,700.

Mileage: 127,700

RECALL #11V244000 APPLIES TO MY ISSUE. BOTH FRONT APRONS ROTTED. CONFIMED BY MY LOCAL STS. MY VIN # IS NOT COVERED SOMEHOW. NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF CAMPAIGN. TOLD BY NISSAN DEALER I'M NOT COVERED.

Mileage: 118,700

THE FRAME ON THESE PATHFINDERS ARE RUSTING AND SHOW ROT THAT IS NOT EXCEPT ABLE OR SAFE MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE FRAME IS ROTTED.I BELIEVE THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THE MORE I SEARCH ONLINE THE MORE I SEE OTHER OWNERS GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING.NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD RESP...

Mileage: 96,000

TAKATA RECALL- THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST ME IN REPAIRING THE AFFECTED VEHICLE. THE CLOSEST SERVICE AREA IS 98.3 MILES ONE WAY FROM MY HOUSE IN WHICH THEY TOLD ME TO PAY FOR THE COST OF TRAVEL AND TIME OFF OF WORK OUT OF MY OWN POCKET IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS T...

Mileage: 140,000

TAKATA RECALL- THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST ME IN REPAIRING THE AFFECTED VEHICLE. THE CLOSEST SERVICE AREA IS 98.3 MILES ONE WAY FROM MY HOUSE IN WHICH THEY TOLD ME TO PAY FOR THE COST OF TRAVEL AND TIME OFF OF WORK OUT OF MY OWN POCKET IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS T...

Mileage: 140,000

TAKATA RECALL- THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST ME IN REPAIRING THE AFFECTED VEHICLE. THE CLOSEST SERVICE AREA IS 98.3 MILES ONE WAY FROM MY HOUSE IN WHICH THEY TOLD ME TO PAY FOR THE COST OF TRAVEL AND TIME OFF OF WORK OUT OF MY OWN POCKET IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS T...

Mileage: 140,000

STRUT TOWER RUST DAMAGE, MY PATHFINDER STARTED HAVING THAT NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN DURING MOTION. AFTER A QUICK INSPECTION AT THE DEALERSHIP WE REALIZED THERE WAS A BIG GAP UNDER THE STRUT TOWERS IN BOTH SIDES, AND THAT THERE WAS ALREADY A RECALL, BUT THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDES TO ...

Mileage: 50,550

STRUT TOWER RUST DAMAGE, MY PATHFINDER STARTED HAVING THAT NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN DURING MOTION. AFTER A QUICK INSPECTION AT THE DEALERSHIP WE REALIZED THERE WAS A BIG GAP UNDER THE STRUT TOWERS IN BOTH SIDES, AND THAT THERE WAS ALREADY A RECALL, BUT THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDES TO ...

Mileage: 50,550

STRUT TOWER RUST DAMAGE, MY PATHFINDER STARTED HAVING THAT NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN DURING MOTION. AFTER A QUICK INSPECTION AT THE DEALERSHIP WE REALIZED THERE WAS A BIG GAP UNDER THE STRUT TOWERS IN BOTH SIDES, AND THAT THERE WAS ALREADY A RECALL, BUT THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDES TO ...

Mileage: 50,550

NISSAN POWER CONTROL VALVE LOOSE FASTENERS: MY CONCERN RESONATES WITH CONSUMER SAFETY THAT INVOLVES GROSS ENGINE FAILURE DURING OPERATIONS DUE TO LOOSENING INTERNAL FASTENERS/COMPONENTS. WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, I NOTICED AN ABRUPT AND UNUSUAL MECHANICAL GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM MY VEHICL...

Mileage: 221,760

SUB FRAME ROOTED SECOND TIME

Mileage: 89,000

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN AZ. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CAME FROM CONNETICUT. IT HAS A SEVERE WOBBLE WHEN ACCELERTING AND DECELLERATING.

Mileage: 283,798

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN AZ. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CAME FROM CONNETICUT. IT HAS A SEVERE WOBBLE WHEN ACCELERTING AND DECELLERATING.

Mileage: 283,798

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN AZ. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CAME FROM CONNETICUT. IT HAS A SEVERE WOBBLE WHEN ACCELERTING AND DECELLERATING.

Mileage: 283,798

FRONT STRUT HOUSING CORROSION RECALL. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME TODAY THAT THE INNER SHOCK SUPPORTS ON MY VEHICLE WERE TERRIBLY ROTTED/CORRODED. I WENT ONLINT TO RESEARCH IT AND FOUND THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL OF MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I WAS NEVER CONTACTED. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING. I PLAN TO CA...

FRONT STRUT HOUSING CORROSION RECALL. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME TODAY THAT THE INNER SHOCK SUPPORTS ON MY VEHICLE WERE TERRIBLY ROTTED/CORRODED. I WENT ONLINT TO RESEARCH IT AND FOUND THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL OF MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I WAS NEVER CONTACTED. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING. I PLAN TO CA...

BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING. APPARENTLY MY VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SAME RUST/CORROSION PROBLEM AS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED UNDER RECALL 11V244000 AND 11V244000 ALTHOUGH THESE ARE NOT LISTED WITH MY VIN. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 132,000

BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING. APPARENTLY MY VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SAME RUST/CORROSION PROBLEM AS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED UNDER RECALL 11V244000 AND 11V244000 ALTHOUGH THESE ARE NOT LISTED WITH MY VIN. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 132,000

BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING. APPARENTLY MY VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SAME RUST/CORROSION PROBLEM AS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED UNDER RECALL 11V244000 AND 11V244000 ALTHOUGH THESE ARE NOT LISTED WITH MY VIN. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 132,000

SECOND TIME!!

Mileage: 120,000

SHOULD BE A RECALL

Mileage: 120,000

HITSHOPPING CART

2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WITHOUT...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A ROCKING VIBRATION EMERGING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS A...

Mileage: 136,000

NISSAN SENT ME A RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS. I SPEAK WITH THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT, THEY SAY THEY HAVE TO KEEP THE CAR ALL DAY LONG. THEY PROVIDE NO LOANER. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GO PLACES? I NEED MY CAR. THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR A RENTAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION EMERGING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FRAME RAIL WAS RUSTED SEVERELY...

Mileage: 187,000

THERE IS A ACTIVE RECALL FOR EXCESSIVE CORROSION IN THE DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER HOUSING WHICH CAN CAUSE BINDING ON THE STEERING COLUMN. I RECEIVED A RECALL IN 2011, BUT NEVER A FOLLOW UP LETTER AS STATED WOULD HAPPEN FOR THE REMEDY PROCESS. I TOOK MY 2002 VEHICLE IN SINCE IT WAS STILL ELIGIBLE FOR R...

Mileage: 142,270

THERE IS A ACTIVE RECALL FOR EXCESSIVE CORROSION IN THE DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER HOUSING WHICH CAN CAUSE BINDING ON THE STEERING COLUMN. I RECEIVED A RECALL IN 2011, BUT NEVER A FOLLOW UP LETTER AS STATED WOULD HAPPEN FOR THE REMEDY PROCESS. I TOOK MY 2002 VEHICLE IN SINCE IT WAS STILL ELIGIBLE FOR R...

Mileage: 142,270

1. NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVE HOME, HEARD A "POP" IN RIGHT REAR OF SUV. ABOUT 5 MILES AFTER "POP" RIGHT REAR BEGINS TO SMOKE. PULLED OVER AND CALLED AAA. PURCHASED THE TIRE ABOUT 11 MONTHS AGO. 2. OCCURRED ONCE. 3. HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE. WAS TOLD CONSIDERED A ROAD HAZARD, AND NOT COVERED UNDER LIMI...

Mileage: 185,602

BRAKES FAILED. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC TO REPAIR 7/24/15. MECHANIC REPLACED BRAKE LINE AND BLED SYSTEM BUT RECOMMENDED WE CONTACT NISSAN REGARDING SEVERE CORROSION IN THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT HOUSING AREA. THE INNER FENDER HAD PULLED AWAY CAUSING THE BROKEN BRAKE LINE. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE EXTENT OF THE...

Mileage: 121,000

BRAKES FAILED. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC TO REPAIR 7/24/15. MECHANIC REPLACED BRAKE LINE AND BLED SYSTEM BUT RECOMMENDED WE CONTACT NISSAN REGARDING SEVERE CORROSION IN THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT HOUSING AREA. THE INNER FENDER HAD PULLED AWAY CAUSING THE BROKEN BRAKE LINE. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE EXTENT OF THE...

Mileage: 121,000

BRAKES FAILED. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC TO REPAIR 7/24/15. MECHANIC REPLACED BRAKE LINE AND BLED SYSTEM BUT RECOMMENDED WE CONTACT NISSAN REGARDING SEVERE CORROSION IN THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT HOUSING AREA. THE INNER FENDER HAD PULLED AWAY CAUSING THE BROKEN BRAKE LINE. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE EXTENT OF THE...

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING ILLUMINATED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOS...

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY HAD TO MANEUVER AND ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL TO INSERT THE KEY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO INSERT THE KEY AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT MENTION...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY HAD TO MANEUVER AND ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL TO INSERT THE KEY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO INSERT THE KEY AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT MENTION...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWIVELED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME ROTTED OUT AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACT...

Mileage: 197,000

NOT PLEASED WITH THE WAY NISSAN REPAIRED THE STRUT HOUSING RECALL ON MY PATHFINDER! THERE WAS A FOOT LONG GASH THAT WAS ABOUT 3IN. WIDE THAT NISSAN REPAIRED WITH A PIECE OF SHEET METAL ,4 NUTS N BOLTS, AND COCKING..NOW A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER I HAVE TWO MORE CRACKS SHOWING UP IN FRONT OF FIX THAT A...

Mileage: 178,000

THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING THE PATHFINDER IN REGULAR DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. TO RESTART THE ENGINE I HAD TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY ALL THE WAY OFF AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE.THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING AGAIN THE SA...

Mileage: 96,480

THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING THE PATHFINDER IN REGULAR DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. TO RESTART THE ENGINE I HAD TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY ALL THE WAY OFF AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE.THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING AGAIN THE SA...

Mileage: 96,480

THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING THE PATHFINDER IN REGULAR DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. TO RESTART THE ENGINE I HAD TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY ALL THE WAY OFF AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE.THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING AGAIN THE SA...

Mileage: 96,480

REAR FRAME AND SUSPENSION ON PASSENGER SIDE REAR, NEAR COIL SPRING AND SHOCK MOUNT. FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH IN THE SECTION OF THE PATHFINDER. THERE IS NO OTHER RUST ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FRAME. CONDITION WAS FOUND WHEN MECHANIC HAD PATHFINDER UP ON LIFT, INSPECTING AS A USED CAR PURCHASE AND A FU...

Mileage: 96,540

REAR FRAME AND SUSPENSION ON PASSENGER SIDE REAR, NEAR COIL SPRING AND SHOCK MOUNT. FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH IN THE SECTION OF THE PATHFINDER. THERE IS NO OTHER RUST ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FRAME. CONDITION WAS FOUND WHEN MECHANIC HAD PATHFINDER UP ON LIFT, INSPECTING AS A USED CAR PURCHASE AND A FU...

Mileage: 96,540

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL WOULD SPEW BACK OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE DUE TO CORROSION. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V435000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANU...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN RELEASING THE BUTTON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT BELTS ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A BUMPY ROAD, THE VEHICLE RODE ROUGHLY. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE STRUTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE STRUT TOWER HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPA...

Mileage: 230,000

REGARDING RECALL R1107 FOR DETERIORATED CHASSIS OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ON 4/2/14 PREMIUM NISSAN OF NEW ROCHELLE ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY ISSUE OF VEHICLE THAT HAS NOT MET SAFETY STANDARDS BY PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION. BASICALLY THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS HELD UP WITH BONDO, WHICH IS STATED ON...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. TH...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V361000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE CHASSIS ON MY VEHICLE WAS ROTTEN AS PER THE RECALL R1107. PREMIUM NISSAN REPAIRED THE CHASSIS WITH A PATCH THAT IS NOT SAFE AT ALL TO DRIVE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT AGAIN BY OTHER MECHANICS AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 165,956

ACCELERATOR STUCK AS I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY HARD TO STOP. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE RACED TO HIGH RPM'S BEFORE I SHUT IT OFF. WILL TAKE TO THE MECHANIC. *TR

Mileage: 163,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL FILLER LINE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 181,000

VEHICLE BECOMES UNSTABLE AND STARTS TO WOBBLE (REAR SUSPENSION) AT 55 MPH AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS.. FEELS LIKE VEHICLE WILL LOSE CONTROL.. NEED TO BRING SPEED DOWN TO CONTROL VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL STARTED TO LEAK. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FILLER NECK WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 152,000

2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MANUFACTURER RECALL ISSUE TO BUY BACK VEHICLE AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED NISSAN WAS WILLING TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK, FOR ONLY $3114.00.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUTS WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V244000 (STEERING , SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROX...

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUTS WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V244000 (STEERING , SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROX...

Mileage: 116,000

PART FROM BUTTERFLY VALVE CAME LOOSE AND FELL INSIDE ENGINE. DESTROYED ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

I RECENTLY BROUGHT UP TO THE ATTENTION OF NISSAN A PROBLEM I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING WITH MY CAR. THE "CHECK ENGINE SERVICE" LIGHT IS ON AND IT JUST DOESN'T TURN OFF. LET ME EXPLAIN. WHEN I FIRST NOTICE THE PROBLEM, AROUND 6 MONTHS AGO, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER. HOWEVER, JUST TO HOOK UP THE CAR T...

Mileage: 55,000

I RECENTLY BROUGHT UP TO THE ATTENTION OF NISSAN A PROBLEM I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING WITH MY CAR. THE "CHECK ENGINE SERVICE" LIGHT IS ON AND IT JUST DOESN'T TURN OFF. LET ME EXPLAIN. WHEN I FIRST NOTICE THE PROBLEM, AROUND 6 MONTHS AGO, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER. HOWEVER, JUST TO HOOK UP THE CAR T...

Mileage: 55,000

SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING FREEWAY I HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND THE STEERING WHEEL GRABBED TO THE RIGHT. DUE TO LIGHT SNOW AND ICY CONDITIONS AT THE TIME I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER PULLING OVER I NOTICED THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED AT ABOUT THE FIRST COIL UP FROM THE BOTTOM. *T...

Mileage: 120,000

SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING FREEWAY I HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND THE STEERING WHEEL GRABBED TO THE RIGHT. DUE TO LIGHT SNOW AND ICY CONDITIONS AT THE TIME I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER PULLING OVER I NOTICED THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED AT ABOUT THE FIRST COIL UP FROM THE BOTTOM. *T...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL A...

Mileage: 115,000

WHILE DRIVING TO TEXAS LAST OCTOBER WITH THE WIFE MY VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO WOBBLE LEFT TO RIGHT. THERE WAS A CERTAIN SPEED IN WHICH VEHICLE DID NOT DO IT AND IT WAS 60 MPH. SINCE I AM DISABLED I HAD MY YOUNG BROTHER LOOK INTO IT.SO HE TOOK IT TO A SHOP IN HOUSTON TX AND HAD HEAVY DUTY S...

WE WERE DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON 395 ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF RITZVILLE, AT 3:30 ON SATURDAY, MAY 5TH. CLEAR SKIES, CLEAR ROAD CONDITIONS. SPARSE TRAFFIC, WE WERE IN THE OUTER MOST LANE. KIDS WERE QUIETLY WATCHING DVD IN BACKSEAT, WIFE AND I WERE CASUALLY TALKING. NO MUSIC ON, NO CELLPHONES, NO DISTRAC...

Mileage: 109,000

WE WERE DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON 395 ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF RITZVILLE, AT 3:30 ON SATURDAY, MAY 5TH. CLEAR SKIES, CLEAR ROAD CONDITIONS. SPARSE TRAFFIC, WE WERE IN THE OUTER MOST LANE. KIDS WERE QUIETLY WATCHING DVD IN BACKSEAT, WIFE AND I WERE CASUALLY TALKING. NO MUSIC ON, NO CELLPHONES, NO DISTRAC...

Mileage: 109,000

DRIVING AT 65 MPH., THE PATHFINDER ROCKS (WOBBLES) SIDE TO SIDE AND THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER FOR THE DRIVER TO TAKE BACK CONTROL OF VEHICLE, THE DRIVER MUST RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE'S SPEED TO SLOW DOWN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE P...

Mileage: 152,348

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, SHE PASSED OUT BEHIND THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH HER FOOT STEADILY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S ...

Mileage: 154,000

MY CAR WAS PART OF A RECALL DUE TO RUST. 3 MECHANICS FROM NISSAN DEEMED IT UNREPAIRABLE BECAUSE THE RECALL PROCEDURE. THEY SAID IT WAS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PART OF A BUYBACK PROGRAM. AFTER WAITING FOR 2 MONTHS THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME MY CAR WAS FIXED. THE DEALER WAS VERY...

MY CAR WAS PART OF A RECALL DUE TO RUST. 3 MECHANICS FROM NISSAN DEEMED IT UNREPAIRABLE BECAUSE THE RECALL PROCEDURE. THEY SAID IT WAS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PART OF A BUYBACK PROGRAM. AFTER WAITING FOR 2 MONTHS THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME MY CAR WAS FIXED. THE DEALER WAS VERY...

EMAIL MESSAGE FORWARDED FROM FHWA-WROTE REGARDING THE SAFETY RECALL OF HIS 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A RECALL REGARDING THE STRUT TOWER HOUSING AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW DOES HE NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR HIS VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IS NO LONGER REGISTERED IN ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FRAME AND SHOCKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NO...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FRAME AND SHOCKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NO...

Mileage: 100,000

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN TENNESSEE AND MOVED TO INDIANA LESS THAN 1 YEAR LATER. SAID VEHICLE HAS ALSO MADE SEVERAL TRIPS TO MICHIGAN. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN STATING THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STRUT HOUSING WHICH IN TURN CAN AFFECT THE STEERING. THEY MADE THIS TO SOUND LIKE A MI...

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN TENNESSEE AND MOVED TO INDIANA LESS THAN 1 YEAR LATER. SAID VEHICLE HAS ALSO MADE SEVERAL TRIPS TO MICHIGAN. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN STATING THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STRUT HOUSING WHICH IN TURN CAN AFFECT THE STEERING. THEY MADE THIS TO SOUND LIKE A MI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V244000(STEERING:COLUMN). A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT STARTED TO NOTICE PULLING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND...

Mileage: 170,000

I HAVE BEEN HEARING NOISES IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE, FOR MONTHS.THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. I HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED RECENTLY,WHICH IS WHEN WE NOTICED THE PROBLEM.WE DISCOVERED A ROTTED FRAME RAIL WHERE THE TOP OF THE COIL SPRING MOUNTS TO A PLATE BUILT INTO THE FRA...

Mileage: 60,000

2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER HOUSINGS FOR NISSAN PATHFINDERS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRUT TOWER HOUSING BECAME SO CORRODED IT BROKE AND MADE THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IN APRIL 2011 THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE...

I HAVE HAD THE PULLEY REPAIRED ON MY 2002 PATHFINDER REPAIR TWICE, IN 2006 AND AGAIN IN 2008 I BELIEVE. AND IT IS STILL GIVING ME A PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SEAT MOTOR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, AND IN EXTREME HOT WEATHER, MY MOTOR DRAGS, AND IT IS HARD TO START THE ENGINE. THE CD PLAYER NEVER W...

I HAVE HAD THE PULLEY REPAIRED ON MY 2002 PATHFINDER REPAIR TWICE, IN 2006 AND AGAIN IN 2008 I BELIEVE. AND IT IS STILL GIVING ME A PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SEAT MOTOR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, AND IN EXTREME HOT WEATHER, MY MOTOR DRAGS, AND IT IS HARD TO START THE ENGINE. THE CD PLAYER NEVER W...

I HAVE HAD THE PULLEY REPAIRED ON MY 2002 PATHFINDER REPAIR TWICE, IN 2006 AND AGAIN IN 2008 I BELIEVE. AND IT IS STILL GIVING ME A PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SEAT MOTOR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, AND IN EXTREME HOT WEATHER, MY MOTOR DRAGS, AND IT IS HARD TO START THE ENGINE. THE CD PLAYER NEVER W...

I HAVE HAD THE PULLEY REPAIRED ON MY 2002 PATHFINDER REPAIR TWICE, IN 2006 AND AGAIN IN 2008 I BELIEVE. AND IT IS STILL GIVING ME A PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SEAT MOTOR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, AND IN EXTREME HOT WEATHER, MY MOTOR DRAGS, AND IT IS HARD TO START THE ENGINE. THE CD PLAYER NEVER W...

RECENTLY, OUR 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAD TO HAVE AN ENGINE REPLACED. THE CAUSE WAS A SET OF VERY SMALL BOLTS IN THE BUTTERFLY VALVE ASSEMBLY WHICH IS NOW A PART OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE ENGINE SHOP TECH NOW PERFORMING THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT MENTIONED THAT HE IS SEEING A LOT OF ...

Mileage: 143,123

I OWN A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER, 4WD, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS 167000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER PREVIOUSLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON 7 MAY 2011. I WAS DOING 35 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SLOWING AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR...

Mileage: 167,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HIT A BUMP AND MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE STRUT TOWER CAME LOOSE FROM THE WELDS IN THE WHEEL HOUSING AND PUSHED UP THE STRUT HOUSING INTO THE BRAKE CYLINDER AND BURST THE BRAKE FLUID LINE CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THERE...

Mileage: 152,000

RECALL ISSUED FOR NISSAN PATHFINDER -1996-2004- STEERING COLUMN- CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON SOME LISTS, WELL IT DOES FALL WITHIN THE MODEL YEARS AND I WANT IT CHECKED. CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WAS NOT HELPFUL, ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A MANAGER, HAVE NOT HEARD BACK....

RECALL ISSUED FOR NISSAN PATHFINDER -1996-2004- STEERING COLUMN- CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON SOME LISTS, WELL IT DOES FALL WITHIN THE MODEL YEARS AND I WANT IT CHECKED. CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WAS NOT HELPFUL, ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A MANAGER, HAVE NOT HEARD BACK....

RECALL ISSUED FOR NISSAN PATHFINDER -1996-2004- STEERING COLUMN- CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON SOME LISTS, WELL IT DOES FALL WITHIN THE MODEL YEARS AND I WANT IT CHECKED. CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WAS NOT HELPFUL, ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A MANAGER, HAVE NOT HEARD BACK....

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, NO PATTERN. THE LIGHTS BEHIND THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES WILL NOT OPERATE ON OCCASION. TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNING IT BACK ON DOESN'T HELP. BUMPS, TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE, ETC. SEEM TO HAVE NO EFFECT ON...

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, NO PATTERN. THE LIGHTS BEHIND THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES WILL NOT OPERATE ON OCCASION. TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNING IT BACK ON DOESN'T HELP. BUMPS, TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE, ETC. SEEM TO HAVE NO EFFECT ON...

ON 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER THE BACK WINDOW ABOVE THE TAIL GATE WILL UNLOCK BY USE OF THE REMOTE. THE WINDOW IS ONLY TO UNLOCK BY USE OF THE KEY. WHEN LOCKING BY REMOTE OR UNLOCKING THE WINDOW POPS OPEN. WHEN DRIVING AN OPEN DOOR LIGHT SHOWS UP AND ALL "DOORS" ARE CLOSED, JUST THE WINDOW UNLOCKED ITSE...

Mileage: 91,120

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME ACCUMULATED EXCESSIVE RUST DUE TO HIGH AMOUNTS OF SALT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE CONTACT SHOULD DISPOSE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT T...

Mileage: 150,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INNER WHEEL MET THE FRAME ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT RUST SHOULD NOT BE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY...

Mileage: 106,000

2002 PATHFINDER STARTED SWAYING ALL OVER THE PLACE ON FREEWAY. TAKE FOOT OFF GAS AND IT CALMS. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND IT WAS THE BUSHINGS/BEARINGS. REPLACED THEM FOR A TOTAL OF $380. ALSO, HAVE HAD TO REPLACE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTORS...TWICE!! *TR

Mileage: 52,000

2002 PATHFINDER STARTED SWAYING ALL OVER THE PLACE ON FREEWAY. TAKE FOOT OFF GAS AND IT CALMS. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND IT WAS THE BUSHINGS/BEARINGS. REPLACED THEM FOR A TOTAL OF $380. ALSO, HAVE HAD TO REPLACE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTORS...TWICE!! *TR

Mileage: 52,000

OVER 40 MPH, I GET A REAR END SWAY OR WOBBLE WHEN ACCELERATING IN MY '02 NISSAN PATHFINDER . SWAY REVERSES WHEN I LET UP ON THE GAS. FEELS LIKE I'M LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY AN ONLINE MECHANIC THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE REAR SUSPENSION LINKS FOR THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, THE BUS...

Mileage: 120,000

OVER 40 MPH, I GET A REAR END SWAY OR WOBBLE WHEN ACCELERATING IN MY '02 NISSAN PATHFINDER . SWAY REVERSES WHEN I LET UP ON THE GAS. FEELS LIKE I'M LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY AN ONLINE MECHANIC THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE REAR SUSPENSION LINKS FOR THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, THE BUS...

Mileage: 120,000

I OWN A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 97,000. MILES ON IT. THERE IS A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THAT HAS BEEN GETTING LOUDER OVER THE LAST 24 MONTHS AND RECENTLY I HAVE BEGUN TO SMELL EXHAUST INSIDE THE CAR. THIS APPARENTLY IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

CAR DEVELOPS A VIOLENT WOBBLE AT 55-75 MPH WHEN YOU ENGAGE OR RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL. THIS IS A PROBLEM ON ALL NISSAN PATHFINDERS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 100K MILES. THE REAR TRAILING ARM LINK BUSHINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 100K MILES IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. THE COST TO DO THIS...

Mileage: 100,000

1: EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER, 71,000 MILES. LOUD EXHAUST SOUNDS. DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT CAR (CHARGED $50 TO LOOK) AND REPORTED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM PIPES GOING INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ARE CRACKED - AGAIN - ALREADY REPAIRED ONCE. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR/REPLACE WITHOU...

Mileage: 71,000

1. EXHAUST LEAK SOUNDS, EXHAUST INTO CAB OF VEHICLE, LOUD RATTLING SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING. 2. NOTICED AROUND 60,000 MILES, PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE! 3. TAKEN TO NISSAN, NISSAN REFUSES TO PAY FOR DEFECT. NISSAN CLAIMED CRACKED PIPES, NO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

EXHAUST SYSTEM PROBLEM ON 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. JUST PAID $645.00 TO HAVE TWO CO2 OXYGEN SENSORS REPLACE ON VEHICLE AND THEN WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE MY RESONATORS REPLACE IN ORDER TO PASS THE EMISSION CONTROL TEST. I HAVE BEEN SMELLING EMISSION FROM THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND WAS INFORMED TH...

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED AN EXHAUST LEAK ABOUT 2 YEARS AND 30,000 MILES AGO. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT. YOU COULD SMELL THE EXHAUST LEAK AND HEAR THE EXHAUST LEAK. THE LEAK IS COMING FROM THE RESONATORS OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT....

Mileage: 70,000

THE EXHAUST "RESONATORS" ON MY 2002 PATHFINDER BEGAN TO LEAK AT A WELDED SEAM AT ABOUT 28,000 MILES. THE NISSAN DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST PIPES AND INSISTED ON INSTALLING A PATCH KIT. THIS KIT ONLY LASTS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES AND THEY BEGIN TO LEAK AGAIN. THIS REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFOR...

Mileage: 28,000

DETAILS: WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL NISSAN CUSTOMERS SINCE 1987 AND MY 2002 PATHFINDER STARTED MAKING A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED IT OUT AND TOLD US THAT 2 SCREWS HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE POWER VALVE AND WERE BOUNCING AROUND IN THE CYLINDER, AND THERE WAS...

Mileage: 70

DETAILS: WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL NISSAN CUSTOMERS SINCE 1987 AND MY 2002 PATHFINDER STARTED MAKING A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED IT OUT AND TOLD US THAT 2 SCREWS HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE POWER VALVE AND WERE BOUNCING AROUND IN THE CYLINDER, AND THERE WAS...

Mileage: 70

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ON MY 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. I HAD A LEAK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIPE AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I PAID NISSAN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. A YEAR LATER IT IS LEAKING AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO BE REPAIRED. THEY TOLD ME THE PART ON THE BOTTOM...

WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL NISSAN CUSTOMERS SINCE 1987 AND MY 2002 PATHFINER STARTED MAKING A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED IT OUT AND TOLD US THAT 2 SCREWS HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE POWER VALVE AND WERE BOUNCING AROUND IN THE CYLINDER, AND THERE WAS NOTHING ...

I HAVE A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 67,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, MY TWO REAR CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE LEAKING CO2 FROM THEIR SEAMS. ACCORDING TO MY SERVICE MANUAL, CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL WARRANTY 8/80. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE WHITE PLAINS NISSAN DEALER AND WAS T...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM HER VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS SPLIT...

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM HER VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS SPLIT...

Mileage: 58,000

CRACKED RESONATOR/CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT 60K MILES. WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NO COVERED BY NISSAN, THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL, BUT TO PURCHASE A 'FIX' KIT. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THE PATHFINDER AND NISSAN WILL NOT RECALL THE ITEMS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN SEPT 2007, IT HAD 24,509 MILES ON IT. THE EXHAUST SOUNDED SOMEWHAT LOUD BUT NOT TOO ABNORMAL. JUST UNDER A YEAR LATER, THE EXHAUST WAS VERY LOUD AND RATTLING. WE TOOK IT IN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US THE FRONT EXHAUST TUBES WERE RUSTED AND LEAK. T...

Mileage: 33,927

RUMBLING SOUND COMING FROM EXHAUST. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP SAID IT WAS A LEAKING CATALYTIC CONVERTER. TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS A CRACKED TUBE IN THE EXHAUST AND THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN CLASSIFICATION FE04-002. REFERENCE NTB04-092. ISSUED 9-1-2004. THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR UNDER W...

Mileage: 64,365

THE MOTOR IN DRIVERS SIDE SEAT THAT ALLOWS THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACK HAS FAILED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND IT BEGAN SMOKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS JUST OVERHEATING AND NOT TO WORRY. A FEW ...

Mileage: 102,000

2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH A SEATBELT DEFECT. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE WROTE NISSAN IN APRIL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HE STATES THAT HE HAS THE SAME FAILURE STILL. MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THE SEATBELT RETRACTOR DIDN'T WORK. *KB

MY 2002 PATHFINDER HAS A OVERHEATING PROBLEM. IT BEGAN APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO. WHILE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE ENGINE TEMP. ROSE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. A LOCAL MECHANIC NOTICED THE A/C COMPRESSOR GOING BAD, REPLACED THIS AND PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED AND BECAME MORE FREQUENT....

Mileage: 85,000

2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER - SPLIT SEAMS IN RESONATORS / CATALYTIC CONVERTER THE EXHAUST ON THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN A BIT NOISY SINCE IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR OLD. RECENTLY WHEN IT WENT TO A SHOP FOR SOME UNDERCAR WORK, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE BOTH SPLIT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ...

Mileage: 15,000

LEAKING EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM RESONATORS/CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

1. DRIVING IN WET SNOWY WEATHER WITH WIPER BLADES ENGAGED IN CONTINUOUS SLOW OPERATION, 40 KMPH. 2. WIPER LINKAGE TO MOTOR DISENGAGED, WIPERS CEASED TO FUNCTION, VISIBILITY WAS IMMEDIATELY BLOCKED. 3. LINKAGE WAS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 268,700

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER TO THE GREENVILLE, NC NISSAN DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR AN EXHAUST LEAK. AFTER BOTH VISITS, THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED THE LEAK AS "FRONT TUBES". THE NISSAN DEALER STATES THESE ARE NOT CONSIDERED CATALYSTS. THEY STATE THE "FRONT TUBES" ARE CRACKING DOWN THE ...

Mileage: 63,000

RECURRING EXHAUST LEAK, EVEN AFTER HAVING THE MANUFACTURER INSTALL THEIR OWN REPAIR KIT. *TR

Mileage: 80,688

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW CHILD SEAT AND INSTALLED IT WITH THE LAP AND SHOULDER HARNESS. AS A RESULT, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT TIGHTEN AND/OR LOOSEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE WERE NOT MADE FOR ...

Mileage: 88,000

SEAT BELTS NEVER RETRACTED COMPLETELY. THEY REMAIN LOOSE AROUND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, OFTEN HANGING OUT THE DOOR WHEN ANYONE EXITS THE VEHICLE AND IS CAUGHT UNDER THE DOORS. ALSO, DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AROUND BABY CAR SEAT. SOMETIMES HANGS LOOSE. NISSAN HAS AND UNRELIABLE PARTS AND SERVICE DEP...

Mileage: 25

2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS LEAKING EXHAUST TUBE THAT FAIL EMISSIONS TEST. NISSAN HAS A TSB NTB04-092 BUT DOES NOT PAY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THE REPAIR IS A PATCH WITH QUESTIONABLE DURABILITY. SINCE THIS LEAK IS DIRECTLY BENEATH PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, AN IDLING VEHICLE WOULD POSE A THREAT TO OCCUPANTS....

COMPLAINT WITH 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER DRIVER SEATS ONLY MOVING UP AND DOWN, NOT BACK AND FORTH. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THIS REPAIR IS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MECHANICS LOOKED AT IT THEN SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MOTOR WAS NOT COVERE...

BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS SPLIT AT SEAMS CAUSING NOISE AND EXHAUST LEAKS AT 80,000 MILES. NON-NISSAN SHOP REPLACED BECAUSE OF CHEAPER THAN HAVING NISSAN DEALER REPLACE. COMPLAINTS MADE TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND RESPONSE WAS "WHAT DO YOU WANT NISSAN TO DO ABOUT IT?". UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ...

Mileage: 80,000

MY 6 DISC CD CHANGER DOES NOT WORK. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED ON THIS WEBSITE, AND SEVERAL MESSAGE BOARDS. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT AND HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE CD PLAYERS.

Mileage: 75,000

THE CONSUMER STATED TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK DUE TO THE VEHICLE MAKING A LOUD NOISE UPON EVALUATION BY THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH SEPARATED AT THE SEAMS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THE VEHICLE REPAI...

Mileage: 76,000

MVC INVOLVING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY LED TO A COLLISION WITH A 2 FEET CIRCUMFERENCE ELECTRICAL POLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHERE THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

MT 2002 PATHFINDER STARTED TO DEVELOP OVERHEATING PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 97,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP REPLACED WATER PUMP, AND FLUSHED OUT COOLING SYSTEM. AT 120,000 MILES, RADIATOR BECAME CLOGGED WITH A SUBSTANCE THE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE IS NOW ON THE FIFTH RADIATOR, AND EACH ONE HAS BEEN PLUGGED BY T...

Mileage: 97,000

BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS SEAMS BLEW OUT WHICH MADE THE OXYGEN SENSOR GO BAD. I CALLED NISSAN DEALER IN JAMESTOWN N.Y. TO SEE FOR RECALLS, HE SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN. THEY HAD ME BRING VEHICLE IN AND THEY CEMENTED THE SEALS. THEY SAID THEY HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ON THEM, AND HAD A KIT TO ...

Mileage: 80,000

BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS SEAMS BLEW OUT WHICH MADE THE OXYGEN SENSOR GO BAD. I CALLED NISSAN DEALER IN JAMESTOWN N.Y. TO SEE FOR RECALLS, HE SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN. THEY HAD ME BRING VEHICLE IN AND THEY CEMENTED THE SEALS. THEY SAID THEY HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ON THEM, AND HAD A KIT TO ...

Mileage: 80,000

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ON THE 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER DEFECTIVE 6-DISC CD PLAYER. THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE MADE AWARE THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THERE ARE OVER 400 COMPLAINTS ON ONE WEBSITE STATING THIS FACT. HTTP://FORUM.ECOUSTICS.COM/CGI-BIN/BBS/SHOW.PL?4/1...

Mileage: 56,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWNHILL WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND ON LEVEL GROUND PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE INCURRED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 09/15/06. *JB

Mileage: 72,982

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTER SEALS FAILED WHICH ALLOWED THE EXHAUST TO LEAK. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED.

Mileage: 43,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH LEAKS FROM THE EXHAUST LEAKIN IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE PART COULD NOT BE REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER HIS WARRANTY. THE DEALERS DID REPAIR THE VEH...

Mileage: 43,000

I HAD PURCHASED 4 TIRES ( PIRELLI SCORPION 245 65R17 107 HRS APPROXIMATELY 2 YRS AGO. THE TIRES ARE DRY ROTTING BY THE BEADS AND THE TREADS. DOT 3 WEEK OF 2004. *JB

(1) NO ONE SINGLE EVENT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE, THE FAILURE OCCURRED OVER TIME. (2) EXHAUST SYSTEMS "FRONT TUBE" ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE CRACKED AND SPLIT AT THE SEAMS. THE MORNING WAS QUITE COOL, DONNA STROUD WAS DRIVING TO HER NEXT MAIL DELIVERY STOP, WITH THE HEATER RUNNING FULL BLAST, WHE...

Mileage: 37,024

1) NISSAN PATHFINDER 2002 -AIR CONDITIONING FAN WOULD ONLY WORK ON SPEED 4 (HIGH) AND WOULDN'T SHUT OFF. RUNS CONTINUOUSLY 2) FAN WOULD ONLY SHUT OFF IF IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF - ELECTRICAL SHORT ISSUE 3) NISSAN HAD A "KIT" THAT WAS TO FIX THE PROBLEM & WAS INSTALLED AT MY EXPENSE. ONCE INSTALLE...

Mileage: 40,752

CAR HAD VIRATION DURING TEST DRIVE BEFORE PURCHASE. DEALER SAID MINOR PROBLEM AND WOULD BE FIXED. 8 TRIPS AND MANY REPAIRS AND PARTS BY DEALER OVER 3 MONTH PERIOD, SAME VIBRATION PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CAR IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE OVER 55 MPH DUE TO CONSTANT VIRATION THAT I FEAR MAY DEVELOPE INTO A LAR...

Mileage: 25,580

I WENT TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGE AT THE GARAGE,I TOLD THE MECHANIC I COULD HEAR A HISSING NOISE FROM UNDER NEAT,LIKE A NOISE FROM THE MUFFLER.WHEN HE CHECKED HE SAID THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS SPLIT OPEN,HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER,IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE POLLUTION CONTROL.WHEN I GOT TO...

Mileage: 44,528

2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*MR CONSUMER HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED TO SEE IF THAT WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *BF

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN TO TAKE AN EXIT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. NO CRASH WAS INVOLVED.*AK

Mileage: 33,765

WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND ONTO A MAIN STREET, DRIVING AT 20 MPH IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC , SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE , CAUSING IT TO GO OVER A CURB, UP ONTO A LAWN, ACROSS THE STREET, HITTING A MAIL BOX AND WENT BACK ONT...

Mileage: 24,000

WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND ONTO A MAIN STREET, DRIVING AT 20 MPH IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC , SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE , CAUSING IT TO GO OVER A CURB, UP ONTO A LAWN, ACROSS THE STREET, HITTING A MAIL BOX AND WENT BACK ONT...

Mileage: 24,000

THE EXHAUST PIPES AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER THAT RUN UNDER THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WERE LEAKING CAUSING EXHAUST FUMES ENTER THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE EXHAUST FUMES CAUSED BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO FALL ASLEEP WITHOUT ANY SYMPTOMS OF SLEEPINESS OR DROWZYNESS. THE CAR WA...

Mileage: 36,000

CONSUMER STATED A HOLE FORMED IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 280,000

DEFECTIVE CONVERTER PIPES. REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY MAY 03. BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED 1 YEAR LATER. BEYOND THE 12.000 WARRANTY. COST APPROX. $2,000. CREATING EMISSIONS PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 26,500

DEFECTIVE CONVERTER PIPES. REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY MAY 03. BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED 1 YEAR LATER. BEYOND THE 12.000 WARRANTY. COST APPROX. $2,000. CREATING EMISSIONS PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 26,500

WHEN DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED, AND MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR. I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH. HOWEVER, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR MALFUNCTION. I WANT THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE NISSAN FOR A SERIOUS PRODUCT DEFICIENCY. AK

Mileage: 15,000

WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED HIS VEHICLE, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD ABOUT A FOOT. *PH THE CONSUMER HAS SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. *NM

VEHICLE JERKS SHORTLY AFTER PLACING IN THE "PARK" POSITION. THREE TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS ROLLED BACK WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION AND ONE OF THESE EPISODE'S WAS WHILE I WAS WALKING BEHIND THE VEHICLE. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS INCIDENT AND I AM UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROBL...

Mileage: 50,467

- DECEMBER 2003, BRAKES BECAME 'SOFT' WHEN APPLIED - EXPERIENCED PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY. - JANUARY 30, 2004 - BRAKES FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH - JANUARY 30, 2004, TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPEDENT SERVICE STATION - SERVICE PERSONNEL STATED THAT THEY ... "EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT BRA...

Mileage: 31,000

I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AT AN ATM WAITING FOR MY TURN, I HAD BEEN STOPPED FOR SERVERAL MINUTES. SUDDENLY, MY CAR REVVED UP AND ACCELERATED FORWARD FAST, BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. I TRIED TURNING TO AVOID THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME. STRUCK THE TRUCK, WENT OVER A CURB, DOWN AN EMABNKMENT WHERE I STRUCK A TR...

I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AT AN ATM WAITING FOR MY TURN, I HAD BEEN STOPPED FOR SERVERAL MINUTES. SUDDENLY, MY CAR REVVED UP AND ACCELERATED FORWARD FAST, BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. I TRIED TURNING TO AVOID THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME. STRUCK THE TRUCK, WENT OVER A CURB, DOWN AN EMABNKMENT WHERE I STRUCK A TR...

AFTER 12 MONTHS OF DRIVING BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO RESPOND DIFFERENTLY AFTER DEPRESSING IT ON SOME OCCASIONS, NOT ON OTHERS. STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE NOTICEABLY WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AT LOW SPEED, BRAKES FAILED ENTIRELY, CAUSING REAR END COLLISION, THEN, THEY BEGAN TO WOR...

Mileage: 26,000

WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO AROUND 6000 RPM WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE. I CAME WITHIN A FOOT OF THE BUMPER OF THE VEHICE PARKED IN THE SPACE BEHIND THE ONE THAT I WAS PARKING IN. I HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH OF...

Mileage: 15,070

VIBRATION PROBLEMS DURING HARD ACCELERATION AND CONSTANT VIBRATION BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH.... FOUR VISITS TO TWO DEALERSHIPS... UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM ... VEHICLE ALSO WAS IN TWICE FOR OIL LEAK. *JB

Mileage: 65

VIBRATION PROBLEMS DURING HARD ACCELERATION AND CONSTANT VIBRATION BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH.... FOUR VISITS TO TWO DEALERSHIPS... UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM ... VEHICLE ALSO WAS IN TWICE FOR OIL LEAK. *JB

Mileage: 65

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IN MY NISSAN PATHFINDER LE DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY. I GOT IN AN ACCIDENT RECENTLY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME, RESULTING IN A HEAD INJURY WHEN I WAS THROWN UP INTO THE ROOF. *JB

WHILE DRIVING TWO TIRES BLEWOUT, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A TREE. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 NISSAN PATHFINDER MANUFACTURED IN APRIL OF THAT YEAR. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE LOWER ANCHORS FOR THE LATCH SYSTEM, BUT DOES HAVE A REAR TETHER ANCHOR IN THE FLOORBOARD OF THE TRUNK. I CAN NOT SECURELY INSTALL A REAR-FACING CONVERTIBLE CRS DUE TO EXTENED WEBBING ON THE SEAT BELTS....

I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND HAD BEEN FOR A FEW MINUTES. SUDDENLY, MY CAR BEGAN TO REV UP FAST THEN ACCELERATED FORWARD. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, WHICH DID NOTHING. I TRIED TURNING TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I WAS UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING HIS CAR AND MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP...

MY PATHFINDER HAS MANY PROBLEMS.FIRST THE VECHLE VIRBRATES AT ALL SPEEDS,WIND NOISE FROM BOTH FRONT WINDOWS AND ROOF RACK,THERE IS ALSO A JERK WHEN YOU SHUT VECHLE OFF THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN IN 4 WHEEL AUTO THIS IS NOT 4 WHEEL FLOOR SHIFT,THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FI...

Mileage: 300

MY PATHFINDER HAS MANY PROBLEMS.FIRST THE VECHLE VIRBRATES AT ALL SPEEDS,WIND NOISE FROM BOTH FRONT WINDOWS AND ROOF RACK,THERE IS ALSO A JERK WHEN YOU SHUT VECHLE OFF THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN IN 4 WHEEL AUTO THIS IS NOT 4 WHEEL FLOOR SHIFT,THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FI...

Mileage: 300

MY PATHFINDER HAS MANY PROBLEMS.FIRST THE VECHLE VIRBRATES AT ALL SPEEDS,WIND NOISE FROM BOTH FRONT WINDOWS AND ROOF RACK,THERE IS ALSO A JERK WHEN YOU SHUT VECHLE OFF THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN IN 4 WHEEL AUTO THIS IS NOT 4 WHEEL FLOOR SHIFT,THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FI...

Mileage: 300

MY PATHFINDER HAS MANY PROBLEMS.FIRST THE VECHLE VIRBRATES AT ALL SPEEDS,WIND NOISE FROM BOTH FRONT WINDOWS AND ROOF RACK,THERE IS ALSO A JERK WHEN YOU SHUT VECHLE OFF THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN IN 4 WHEEL AUTO THIS IS NOT 4 WHEEL FLOOR SHIFT,THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FI...

Mileage: 300

MY PATHFINDER HAS MANY PROBLEMS.FIRST THE VECHLE VIRBRATES AT ALL SPEEDS,WIND NOISE FROM BOTH FRONT WINDOWS AND ROOF RACK,THERE IS ALSO A JERK WHEN YOU SHUT VECHLE OFF THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN IN 4 WHEEL AUTO THIS IS NOT 4 WHEEL FLOOR SHIFT,THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FI...

Mileage: 300

MY PATHFINDER HAS MANY PROBLEMS.FIRST THE VECHLE VIRBRATES AT ALL SPEEDS,WIND NOISE FROM BOTH FRONT WINDOWS AND ROOF RACK,THERE IS ALSO A JERK WHEN YOU SHUT VECHLE OFF THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN IN 4 WHEEL AUTO THIS IS NOT 4 WHEEL FLOOR SHIFT,THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FI...

Mileage: 300

MY PATHFINDER HAS MANY PROBLEMS.FIRST THE VECHLE VIRBRATES AT ALL SPEEDS,WIND NOISE FROM BOTH FRONT WINDOWS AND ROOF RACK,THERE IS ALSO A JERK WHEN YOU SHUT VECHLE OFF THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN IN 4 WHEEL AUTO THIS IS NOT 4 WHEEL FLOOR SHIFT,THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FI...

Mileage: 300

MY PATHFINDER HAS MANY PROBLEMS.FIRST THE VECHLE VIRBRATES AT ALL SPEEDS,WIND NOISE FROM BOTH FRONT WINDOWS AND ROOF RACK,THERE IS ALSO A JERK WHEN YOU SHUT VECHLE OFF THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN IN 4 WHEEL AUTO THIS IS NOT 4 WHEEL FLOOR SHIFT,THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FI...

Mileage: 300

REAR RIGHT AXLE SEAL CONTAINED A CRACK AND HAD LEAKED FLUID ONTO BRAKES. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE BRAKING ABILITY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS OF THE AXLE SEAL CRACK. BUT PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED.*JB....*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 70 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER THAT WAS TRAVELING BEHIND WAS SUDDENLY ON CONSUMERS BUMPER. CONSUMER PRESS ACCELERATED AND VEHICLE WENT FROM 75 TO 95, THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. CONSUMER WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. CONSUMER STATES' IF VEHICLE SPEED EXCEEDS 95 MPH VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THER...

THE FRONT END IS ALL RUSTED. THIS MAY CAUSE THE WHOLE FRONT TO FALL WHILE DRIVING. DT

BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL ALLOWS BRAKE PEDAL TO MOVE PAST GAS PEDAL ALLOWING CONTACT WITH GAS PEDAL WHILE BRAKING CAUSING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. DT

VIBRATION PRESENT AT 20 MPH AND THEN AGAIN MOST NOTICABLE AT 38-40 MPH. DEALER REPLACED DRIVESHAFT ASSY-REAR. VIBRATION STILL PRESENT. DT

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, DUE TO ITS POSITION AND THE TRAVEL OF THE BRAKE PEDAL I ALSO DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FOREWARD.*AK

ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK FROM THE INSIDE INTERMITTENLY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB

WHEN DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL LOCK, AND AT TIMES WILL NOT LET CONSUMER OPEN THE DOOR, CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE DOOR LOCKED BY ITSELF TWO MORE TIMES AND THE DOOR KEY DOES NOT OPEN FRONT DOOR WHEN LOCKED. *YH

CREAKING NOISE WHILE STEERING.....REPLACED SPIRAL CABLE. TWO HOURS AFTER HAVING VEHICLE FIXED - IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. NOW I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THE THROTTLE ON THE VEHICLE STUCK WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE "FLEW" INTO MY PLACE OF BUSINESS BARELY MISSING AN EMPLOYEE. THE VEHICLE HAS $9,500 WORTH OF DAMAGE AND I AM TERRIFIED THAT THE THROTTLE WILL AGAIN STICK AFTER THE BODY WORK IS COMPLETED. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DAMAG...

WHEN HITTING A POTHOLE OR BUMP, VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE DUE TO REAR COIL SPRINGS COMPRESSING, THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO SWERVE SIDE TO SIDE. TOOK TO DEALER WHO INDICATED IT WAS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *AK *JG

BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS DOWN BELOW ACCCELERATOR PEDAL. OUTSIDE OF DRIVER'S SHOE GOT CAUGHT ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS IT LIFTED UP ON THE BRAKE, CAUSING A REAR END CRASH. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING A DEALER DEMONSTATION VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, AND DEALER WAS AWARE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING REAR WINDOW FELL OUT. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED, PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK